Roblox (RBLX) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Roblox (RBLX) reported Research & Development of $422.0 million for Q1 2026, up 779.17% on a YoY basis from $48.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 437.82% sequentially from $78.5 million in Q4 2025.

Roblox (RBLX) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Roblox (RBLX) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $422.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 779.17% year-over-year to $422.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $952.6 million (up 15.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $246.2 million, up 41.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $422.0 million in Q1 2026, from $78.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $422.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$507.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $101.5 million and a median of $48.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 206.95% in 2022 and surged 1092.57% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing RBLX's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$507.6 million in 2022, then surged by 109.55% to $48.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.6% to $49.8 million in 2024, then surged by 57.67% to $78.5 million in 2025, then soared by 437.82% to $422.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RBLX's Research & Development at $422.0 million in Q1 2026, $78.5 million in Q4 2025, and $67.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 52.46 Bn 49.60 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.95 Bn
2 Take Two Interactive Software 48.15 Bn 47.69 Bn 938.70 Mn 958.70 Mn
3 Roblox 33.85 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.15 Bn 422.00 Mn
4 Gdev 2.31 Bn 2.31 Bn 85.00 Mn -37.00 Mn
5 NetEase 2.16 Bn -7,331,731.34 Bn 3.06 Bn -496.85 Mn
6 Playtika Holding 1.35 Bn 575.11 Mn 552.50 Mn 360.60 Mn
7 Gravity 418.32 Mn 418.18 Mn 35,341.61 775.20
8 Meridian Holdings 152.70 Mn 138.17 Mn 28.14 Mn -
9 Firy 128.08 Mn -57.32 Mn 25.51 Mn 17.28 Mn
10 CTW Cayman 118.94 Mn 99.19 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 422.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 78.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 67.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 385.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 365.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 361.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 35.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 48.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 40.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 30.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -507.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 32.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 211.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 474.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 138.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 124.75 Mn